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Subject: Re: Which newsgroup for json parsing?
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 12:33:02 +0200
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On 27.05.24 22:18, Vir Campestris wrote:
> On 27/05/2024 12:51, Josef Möllers wrote:
>>
>> In my 40+ years of experience in IT/programming (I graduated 1981 from 
>> a Dutch polytechnic "HIO" in Computer Science and have retired in 
>> 2022) I have learnt that "works fine" is only part of the work. 
>> Maintainability should be added as well. Even if it is code written 
>> for one's personal use only, it may need some work later and then it's 
>> crucial to have it maintainable.
>>
>> But maybe you think so too,
> 
> I agree completely.
> 
> I learned my lesson a a student with a personal project which I left for 
> 6 months. When I came back to it I had to comment it before I could 
> carry on.

You will never have enough comments, even when you consider this rule ;-)

> (and I'm even older than you, although not by much)

Let me challenge that: I'm 67 (born September 1956) ;-)

Josef